Foolproof and noise free I am using these in my home to share a broadband internet connection. They (you need at least 2) are easy to install and are not influenced by any other electronic devices in the house (I also have some X10 controlled devices). They even work across legs of the house power, which the X10 will not do. I have tested the speed, and they are as fast as being connected directly to the cable modem. The data is encrypted for privacy. I'd recommend these to anyone desiring to set up a home network who d...
[Linksys PLEBR10v2 Instant PowerLine EtherFast 10/100 Bridge review by Hugh D. Murray can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | Hugh D. Murray | | Review Date: | 12/04/2002 | | User Location: | Humble, TX United States | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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It works... sometimes... As a networking "internals" guy, I was shocked to find that this product is fundamentally broken at the network layer.What people are complaining about here is that the device suddenly stops working and must be unplugged and plugged back in again. This is because the device is trying to be too smart, and is losing track of which power-line modules connect to which computers. Unfortunately, in doing so, it prevents the network-level broadcast facilities from working. The broad...
[Linksys PLEBR10v2 Instant PowerLine EtherFast 10/100 Bridge review by James Hayes "technocrat" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | James Hayes "technocrat" | | Review Date: | 07/17/2004 | | User Location: | Santa Cruz, CA USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
98% (54 of 55) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great idea, great product, works great for most part I had wanted to do a review on this for some time. For my setup, I needed 2 powerline products. One to hook into the Linksys router downstairs and plug into the wall. The 2nd was plugged into an outlet upstairs to get Internet access to the upstairs computer without running ethernet cables all over.I only received 1 product at first, the 2nd was on back order and didn't show up for a month. When I finally received the second one, I could test them to see if they worked. Initially I co...
[Linksys PLEBR10v2 Instant PowerLine EtherFast 10/100 Bridge review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/21/2002 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
95% (40 of 42) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Not reliable for me I prefer NetGear for a "HomePlug" compliant product. More reliable. Better utility software, let's user see other devices on the network and base speed of connection between "PowerLine" devices.In general I like Linksys products and have used them a lot of them over the last 4-5 years. Friends home's, small offices. Work well. I installed a pair of PLEBR10s and found that only about 30% of the outlet pairs I tested them in would work or even get a connection between th...
[Linksys PLEBR10v2 Instant PowerLine EtherFast 10/100 Bridge review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 05/29/2004 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
93% (14 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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It worked exactly as advertised Dec 2006 - updates to my review. I've had a few years (4) of using this. Since then, there are faster version (85Mb) and 200Mb coming out soon. It's rated at 14Mb, I get consistently in the 6-7Mb range. It depends on how many electrical devices are sharing that particular circuit. So if you have unshielded or "noisy" motor appliances (vacuum cleaners, blenders, etc.) plugged into the same circuit, your speed will drop.
I've tested 85Mb and 200Mb at my house. The best I can get...
[Linksys PLEBR10v2 Instant PowerLine EtherFast 10/100 Bridge review by Tin Le "tin man" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Tin Le "tin man" | | Review Date: | 11/21/2002 | | User Location: | Sunnyvale, CA United States | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
88% (22 of 25) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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OK but...
[Linksys PLEBR10v2 Instant PowerLine EtherFast 10/100 Bridge review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 08/02/2003 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
80% (8 of 10) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT Had the product for 1 year including the USB adaptors and it was fine. Then the bridge just quits 2 days ago ...only 5 mths after the warranty expires and Linksys will do nothing to help replace the product. This makes my entire $400 investment in the network wortless.I like the powerline for its security but go with another company that takes more pride in its products and shows more concern for its customers.
[Linksys PLEBR10v2 Instant PowerLine EtherFast 10/100 Bridge review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 01/13/2004 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
57% (11 of 19) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Works best with one pc only. I have a linksys router hooked up to a Power Line Bridge and on the other end another PLB hooked up to a PC. It works just fine. The problem is when I add a second PLB/PC. Sometimes it works for a while and then the line drops and sometimes it doesn't work at all. For some reason, the IP addressing goes off when adding a second (or third) unit. So I am constantly resetting the router, cutting the power, disabling and enabling the PC LAN connection to manipulate them into working again. Fra...
[Linksys PLEBR10v2 Instant PowerLine EtherFast 10/100 Bridge review by M. Redington "Mr Network" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | M. Redington "Mr Network" | | Review Date: | 03/17/2005 | | User Location: | Minn. | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (7 of 7) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great product for the purpose it's intend to be used.
[Linksys PLEBR10v2 Instant PowerLine EtherFast 10/100 Bridge review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 05/12/2003 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (7 of 7) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Not Like Other Linksys Products I purchased this and the USB PLUSB10 to set up a home powerline network. Plain and simply, it sucked. Everything else I have is Linksys (router, wireless B and wireless B+G). I had no problem working the listed items together and wanted to add Powerline. The Powerline items couldn't see each other and the setup instructions didn't tell you what components you needed to make the system work. I bought the NetGear Powerline products. They arrived and worked fine with full instructions. I'd go NetGe...
[Linksys PLEBR10v2 Instant PowerLine EtherFast 10/100 Bridge review by Randall Dibb "Randy" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Randall Dibb "Randy" | | Review Date: | 11/13/2003 | | User Location: | La Mesa, CA USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (6 of 6) Users Found This Review Helpful |